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1933 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition26th
Date25 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances19 mi (4.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1933 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 25 March 1933. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
53:40.8 Robbie Sutherland
 Scotland
53:50 John Suttie Smith
 Scotland
53:54
Team
Men  England 32  Scotland 62  France 109

Individual Race Results[edit]

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 53:40.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robbie Sutherland  Scotland 53:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Suttie Smith  Scotland 53:54
4 Bert Footer  England 53:58
5 George Bailey  England 54:30
6 Tom Evenson  England 54:34
7 William Eaton  England 54:36
8 René Lécuron  France 54:44
9 Arthur Penny  England 54:47
10 Victor Honorez  Belgium 54:49
11 Harry McIntosh  Scotland 54:51
12 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 54:53
13 Harry Gallivan  Wales 54:54
14 Wally Clift  England 54:56
15 Fernand Le Heurteur  France 54:59
16 William Slidders  Scotland 55:06
17 Paul Lallement  France 55:25
18 Sammy Tombe  Scotland 55:29
19 Moussa Bourachedi  France 55:40
20 Robert Arnold  France 55:45
21 Cyril Ellis  England 55:47
22 Ernie Thomas  Wales 55:56
23 James Wilson  Scotland 56:09
24 Johnny Glenholmes  Northern Ireland 56:26
25 Ivor Brown  Wales 56:32
26 Leon Verheylesonne  Belgium 56:36
27 A.S. Stone  Wales 56:36
28 George Depotter  Belgium 56:37
29 Walter Hinde  Scotland 56:43
30 Henri Lahitte  France 56:50
31 Oscar van Rumst  Belgium 56:59
32 Eugène Vérité  France 57:03
33 Antoine de Pauw  Belgium 57:24
34 Danny Phillips  Wales 57:32
35 Sam Dodd  England 57:37
36 Ted Hopkins  Wales 57:39
37 Alex Workman  Northern Ireland 57:40
38 Roger Rérolle  France 58:06
39 René van Broeck  Belgium 58:08
40 Harold Tongue  Wales 58:26
41 Sam Palmer  Wales 58:39
42 Edouard Schroeven  Belgium 59:03
43 M. Gorman  Northern Ireland 59:57
44 James Girvan  Scotland 1:00:07
45 Jean Linsen  Belgium 1:00:24
46 Victor Hamilton  Northern Ireland 1:01:39
47 Addie Cromie  Northern Ireland 1:02:10
48 Len Tongue  Wales 1:02:17
49 Hans Noble  Northern Ireland 1:04:33
50 J. Logan  Northern Ireland 1:06:00
René Geeraert  Belgium DNF
Robert Loiseau  France DNF
James Montgomery  Northern Ireland DNF
H. Cuthcart  Northern Ireland DNF

Team Results[edit]

Men's[edit]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Jack Holden
Bert Footer
George Bailey
Tom Evenson
William Eaton
Arthur Penny
32
2  Scotland Robbie Sutherland
John Suttie Smith
Harry McIntosh
Jim Flockhart
William Slidders
Sammy Tombe
62
3  France René Lécuron
Fernand Le Heurteur
Paul Lallement
Moussa Bourachedi
Robert Arnold
Henri Lahitte
109
4  Wales Harry Gallivan
Ernie Thomas
Ivor Brown
A.S. Stone
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
157
5  Belgium Victor Honorez
Leon Verheylesonne
George Depotter
Oscar van Rumst
Antoine de Pauw
René van Broeck
167
6  Northern Ireland Johnny Glenholmes
Alex Workman
M. Gorman
Victor Hamilton
Addie Cromie
Hans Noble
246

Participation[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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